Marijuana grow operation busted on Vance Road in Prince George
At approximately 10 p.m. on Wednesday January 25 members of the Prince George RCMP's General Duty Section executed a search warrant at a residence on the 2600 block of Vance Road.
Inside the residence, officers found a 38-year-old male Prince George resident and approximately 300 marijuana plants in various stages of growth. Various cultivation equipment and other items related to the growing of the marihuana were also seized. The grow operation was dismantled by the police.
The man was released on a promise to appear for court scheduled for May 16.
This investigation is part of the Marijuana Grow Initiative, the RCMP's national strategy to combat marijuana grow operations and the organized crime groups running them in our communities. For more information on the National Anti-Drug Strategy, please visit www.nationalantidrugstrategy.gc.ca.
If you have any information about this or any other illegal drug activity, please contact the Prince George RCMP at (250)561-3300 or anonymously contact Crime Stoppers at 1(800)222-TIPS (8477), online at www.pgcrimestoppers.bc.ca, or Text-A-Tip to CRIMES using keyword "pgtips".
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